The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I.) provides financial support to farming people of all ages, particularly those on low incomes and little in the way of savings when they are in financial difficulty.
RSABI supports people from Scottish agriculture emotionally, practically and financially in times of need. The service is available to those from farming, crofting, and growing or their dependants. This is a comprehensive service to clients who are experiencing difficult times to enable them to move forward.
The Farm Safety Foundation is a charity working to challenge and change the industry’s risk taking behaviour and address the poor safety record that farming continues to have. Through educational programmes and campaigns such as Farm Safety Week, Yellow Wellies and Mind Your Head, the charity is tackling the stigma around risk-taking and poor mental health, ensuring that that farmers are resilient and equipped with smart strategies and specific skills to live well and farm well.
The Addington Fund is a service in England and Wales providing homes for farmers and their families who have had to leave their farm, through no fault of their own.
YANA provides mental health support for the farming community in Norfolk, Suffolk and Worcestershire. They run a confidential helpline, access to counsellors and doctors and offer funding for counselling.
YANA has produced a directory of National, County and Regional support groups for farming and rural communities. Click on the image on the right to download a PDF version.
The Beds and Cambs Rural Support Group offers free support to those in the farming community, aiming to improve the lives of those living in rural areas.
The DAC help those in the farming community through hard financial and emotional times, coping with animal diseases as well personal health. They run a confidential helpline and pastoral visits can be organised though this.
Helping upland farmers across Exmoor. The network works with local farmers, the local community and local support agencies to provide a wealth of information and form a supportive community.
Support service to farming and rural businesses, a free membership scheme is also run to help on the social, economic and environmental aspects of rural and farming businesses.
Provide medical clinics at Gisburn and Clitheroe Auction Market to identify and prevent the physical and mental risks of those in the farming and rural community.
The DPJ Foundation was set up in July 2016 following the death of Daniel Picton-Jones. The foundation aims to support people in rural communities with poor mental health, especially men in the agricultural sector.
Tir Dewi – Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion & Pembrokeshire
Provides volunteers to talk to about problems and signposting to farming-focussed organisations who can offer practical help and support.
DrugScience is an independent, science-led drugs charity which provides objective information on drugs and drug harms to the public, educators and academics.
Gamblers Anonymous runs self-help groups across the UK for anyone affected by addictive gambling behaviours who wants to change, based on 12 Step model of recovery.
Progress are a consortium of consultant nurses working in dual diagnosis and substance use settings. Their website provides information on dual diagnosis for people in treatment, carers and professionals.
Talk to Frank is the national drug education service established in 2003. It provides information on legal and illegal drugs for teenagers and adolescents, including a confidential information line and live change services on its website.
